"It doesn't help but also you want to put it in balance," Manning said. "Also on the same day, hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil were transferred without that problem, so you’ve got to get to the balance."

Manning says while critics say they don’t want oil and gas development, millions of people at the gas pumps send the signal that they do want it.

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